Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-29
A KISS.
The Result Of = Little Game Of For.

The Result Of = Little Game Of For
felt.
Isabel Rainsford looked up from til
eyes.
"Oh! how good! She will bs here to
morrow"
"Wbo. Bell?"
Pardon me. had forgotten -FOUR pres
sncs, Horace. I refer to Miss WELLINGTON
Margaret. You have heard me mentio,
herr"
"Many times. A beauty is she not?"
More than that. She is divine. So al
the gentlemen say. But she is such a co
qustts! That is, she allows everybody tc
admire her but gives her love to none. Shs
is o. cold-but 80 very fascinating and
proud a. an empress. I'd give a great dea1
TO see the man whose presence would bring
OF her forshead."
You are an enthusiast, Bslle,' said
Lieutenant Granville, suppressing a yawn,
for the mention OF this beautiful firt
wearied him. He had seen 90 many of tho
soullsss things in bis day.
He tool up the dainty envelope that lay
in his cousin lap and glanced At the chi
rosraphy.
Clear, distinct and iorcible. This firt
OF yours should have q distinctive charac-
ter"
"she has. She is unlike all tho women
you have seen, I know. And I have set my
heart on her faucying Frank Ashcroft. He
has 6irted with all the beauties OF New
York for the past six years. / have asked
him here to spend September. Won't it be
. glowing game OF diamond cut diamond?"
Perhaps. / wish you success Of your
scheme"
Granville had been a month at Rainsferd
in the quiet, suburban homo OF bis aunt
petted and nursed by his pretty cousin lisa.
bel, and lionized by tho fair ladies OF Am
boy.
The morrow brought Miss wellington.
There are some persons who impress you
with q subtle sense OF their power afar oi5.
She brought q rare, new atmosphere with
her to Rainsford. There had been nothing
80 Dangerously sweet before.
Horace Granville crimsoned to the fore
head whom her soft cool fingers touched his
grew vexed and angry with himself
shivering whom the heavy folds OF her
black silk dress swept across his feet.
Descriptions never do such women as
Magaret wellington justice. It was o
the soul than the body which attracted,
though, perhaps, few realized the fact. So
deep q hold do bewildering eyes and ebon
hair and rcd lips take upon tho senses.
After that first night Miss Wellington sell.
dom noticed Lieutenant Granville. She
courteous always, but her proud ewes (
never softened nor her rich voice trembled /
when she spoke to him. She maintained
toward him q sort OF queenly, high bred
reserve which he never attempted to over
come.
Frank Ashcroft arrived only two days
after Margaret.
The game began directly. For once, it
vas plain to SEQ, Ashcroft wal in earnest.
Il be did not marry Miss wellington it
would be through no lack OF effort on bis
part.
She kept all her feelings out Of sight,
Whatever she felt it made no change in the
rest and quiet OF her manner.
Day by day Ashcroft was by her side:
Tor companion in rides. walks, excursions
her most devoted cavalier constantly.
Once she particularly noticed Horace
Granville. 1t was fine September weather.
Ind the whole party were sitting on tho
Miss Wellington was embroider.
ne some fanciful design on a scarf OF GRIM.
ION Thibet. Ashcroft was sitting beside
Ter, reading scraps OF Lady Geraldine's
He put down the book and took up an
OF the scarf. The movement made her
'and slip, and the sharp point OF the tiny
leedle she was using, entered her finger.
The made q hasty effort to pull it out and
'roke OF the point in the:.hesh.
Ashcroft uttered an exclamation oil dis
aay, and would have taken her band.
Permit me, Miss Wellington, l WA the
Unfortunate cause-allow me to do all that
can toward repairing the mischief"
She turned away from him slowly and
lid her hand into the only hand OF Lieut..
''WiIl you oblise ms?" she said.
"Indeed-but he has only one handn h.. f,
IN Ashcroft. :
She checked him with q lsok, aad than